Puranas

[ Back Ground: In the Anushasika Parva of the Famed Epic of Maha Bharata, Lord Krishna quotes the Shiva Sahasra Naama Stotra to Yudhishthara as he learnt from Sage Upamanyu; the Sage learnt the Sahasranama from what he was taught… Continue Reading →

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(Note: Translation in English follows the Text in Sanskrit) [ Preface: Having married off his daughter Sati Devi, Daksha Prajapati developed dislike and hatred Shiva his son-in-law as the latter moved about as ‘digambara’ or unclad in the awful company… Continue Reading →

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As Maha Deva was performing ‘Tapasya’ on the Mountains of Himalayas in the form of a Mahisha, He found Indra the King of Devas doing sincere penance at Gangadwara Kshetra, since the latter was dethroned from Sura Loka by the… Continue Reading →

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Lord Indra and all the Devatas got together. The cruel Rakshasas and bad people had gained power due to their continued work, money, and yagyas. They had become very powerful. The Devas decided to pray to Lord Shiva for the… Continue Reading →

In one Manvantara, there are thirty crore sixty six lakh twenty thousand human years. The first Manvantara was of Swayambhu, followed by Swarochisha, Uttama, Tamasa, Chakshusha, and the current one is of Vivaswata. Swayambhu had ten sons and among the… Continue Reading →

As Lord Brahma created the Manasa Putras, there was a blue coloured boy lying on his lap crying softly and asked Brahma to give him a name; Brahma gave him the name of Rudra and asked the child not to… Continue Reading →

This Dussaha, who lives in each and every household, is always angry, hungry, down-headed, mean-minded, and talks like a crow; he has a frightening face and crooked look. Brahma advised Dussaha to reform himself and control his temper and tongue,… Continue Reading →